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2....166,875,000,000 pieces of mail are delivered each year in the U.S. 3....315 entries in Webster’s Dictionary are misspelled 4....A ten gallon hat barely holds six pints 5....Toothpicks are the object most often choked on by Americans 6....About 70% of Americans who go to college do it just to make more money. [The rest of us are avoiding reality for four more years.] 7....All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. 8....Almost a quarter of the land area of Los Angeles is taken up by automobiles. 9....Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33 10....David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie. 11....Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung. 12....In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills. 13....In every episode of "Seinfeld" there is a Superman somewhere. |
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1. “Honey, I got a bonus on my paycheck, why don’t you go shopping without the kids and get yourself something special.” 2. “I’ll do the dishes tonight, sweetie, you’ve had a hard day.” 3. “Go look in the driveway, honey, I bought you a new car.” (This one actually happened a couple of weeks ago and I almost fainted.) 4. “I arranged a sitter, we’re going out tonight.” 5. “I arranged for the kids to go to my mom’s house, we’re staying in tonight.” 6. “Have I told you lately how beautiful you are?” 7. “No, those pants make your butt look wonderful.” 8. “You couldn’t look fat if you tried.” 9.“Our kids are only as brilliant as they are because they take after you.” 10. “I washed all the laundry today and mopped the kitchen, cleaned all three bathrooms and scheduled a full hour of massage…they’re waiting for you now, I’ll watch the kids.” 11. “You look as young now as you did when we got married 15 years ago.” 12. “Honey, can I do anything to help you?” And my favorite- I know I’m a sap- 13.“Honey, I’m home.” |
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1. California- The Redwood Forest. My family used to camp at Jedediah Smith State Park every Labor Day Weekend. 2. Arizona- Scorpions, I visited my Aunt in Sedona and stepped outside her back door to watch the scorpions scatter 3. Nevada- Circus Circus- I loved watching the motorcycle riders in the big steel ball hanging from the ceiling. 4. Oregon- I was born there but I don’t remember that. I do, however, remember taking the jet boat rides down the Rogue River into Hells Gate Canyon. So much fun. 5. Washington- I live here now and love going to Seattle Center to see the Space Needle. Eating at the restaurant at the top is a fun experience. 6. Idaho- Couer D’Alene is such a fun quaint little town. 7. Montana- The sky that seems to never end. It’s so vast and uninterrupted. Guess that’s why they call it Big sky country. 8. Wyoming- Herds of Buffalo. They are such huge, amazing, curious animals 9. South Dakota- 1880 Town, Wall Drug, & Camping in The Badlands- I couldn’t pick just one thing for this state. We had a lot of fun here. 10. Wisconsin- Huge Dairy Farms. I’ve never seen so many cows in one place before. 11. Iowa- Corn fields that went on as far as the eye can see 12. Missouri- The Missouri River was so big. 13. Kentucky- That was our destination on our trip five years ago. We ended up in Barlow where I saw Fire Flies, Cardinals, Prairie dogs, & White tail deer. I toured soybean farms, tobacco plantations & an amazing quilt museum. Civil war battlegrounds, Mammoth caves. There is so much to love about that area of the country. I can’t wait to go back! Links to other Thursday Thirteens! |
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1. Back To School shopping- I love going back to school shopping for my kids. New clothes and the smell of new crayons and pencils. 2. The last camping trip- We always go on one final camping trip right before school starts. Kind of our last hoorah 3. Getting tons of mail from the schools wanting me to update the kids' information- Hey I did't say it was 13 All GOOD things about the end of summer. 4. Harvesting the vegetable garden- fresh zucchini, tomatoes, green beans, etc. Yummy. 5. Anticipating quiet days while the kids are in school- I sure miss my uninterrupted writing time. 6. Trees start changing colors- It's so pretty here when the leaves start to change. It's not quite happening here yet but it won't be long. 7. Cooler nights- makes it easier to sleep when it's not 85 degrees at ten o'clock pm 8. Birthday Season starts- We have birthday season here in our home because we have four birthdays in six weeks time. By the time it's over I'm worn out. 9. Hubby doesn't have to work so hard- He's an RV tech so the end of summer brings a sigh of relief for him. He's much less uptight in the fall and winter. 10. My muse opens up a bit- I don't seem to be able to muster as much creativity when it's so warm. 11. Fair- The county fair and all the fun that brings 12. Less ferry traffic- I live on a small island in the Puget Sound and during the summer the ferry traffic is horrible with all the tourists. When the kids go back to school, the tourists taper off and it's pleasant to drive through town again. 13. Fewer bugs- 'nuff said. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! |
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